The weekly Floridian. [volume] (Tallahassee, Fla.) 1867-19??, 1887-08-18

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More than twenty bridges were carried
AWAY bv the recen; floods IN Morgan county,
O.
-Cosouel D. e. Elliott has been appointed
Land Commissioner for the South Florida Rail-
-Maj Daniel n. Bosbee, PaymAster Q. 5.
Navy mas been relieved from duty for negl
gence-
All OF the Chicago boodlers were found
guilty seven were sentenced TO two years ano
tire. were fined $1,000 each
Mr. and Ms J L Slckeh were among the
pazsenaers on the steamer Seminole, which sailed
from jacksonville tor New York last Thursday
Nine mills on, of eleven in Putnam county
weH carried away during the recent freshet
The damage TO the county is put down at quar-
rx OF Z million.
"A game of base ball was played in Orlando
last Thursday. between the clubs OF Orlando and
Monticello III which the score stesd TO IN IA
vo- Q; the former.
The Volunteer has Won another r2ce-from
Cottage CITY to Brenton's reef The Puritan
crossed the liae y minutes behind the Volunteer
aaG ihe Mayiower came IN third.
farm OF z P HAYDEN, in Trigg county, ky., sank
four or hse fse; There were three hundred
acres in a. farm and II is filing with water.
-Mr {. s Boylston, formerly general pas
senger agen, for the Charleston and Savannah
Railroad. mas been appointed general freight
and ticket agent OF the Florida Southern Rail
way
-Coione. " 7 Forbes, Secretary OF the SUB
Tropical Exposition tells Us tina, DeLanu was the
ms: town II tine State to SEND IN subscription
list fo- the Exposition. Our list amounts TO
abou. S7Oo-DeLand Chronicle.
-Messrs Eiau Carlton and c. !. Craw-
fort. wei known IL TINS city have been elected
70 the mrs; Board o. Aldermen ID the new and
growing town Of Fort Ogden. NJ. !. D Carr
was chosen Mavo- and J. NJ Williams Marshal.
a; =; James Episcopal Church. Chicago,
Il 81 entirety siien; service was recently con-
drcse6 l; was Ink baptism o. the child OF two
dea: mules anG the sermon was preached Ii the
s.-r- language by d clergyman vino deaf
NUT
MI / Oliver Por, Inspector, informs the
writer tnzi The largest number OF vessels and
ruai- entering Newport during the present year
II one week was 81 anu three the smallest Mr.
Oliver az maj. faithful. anG efficient officer
E1saJa Times
TIE orange Auction anu Forwarding Com
PAY y, Florida was organized a. Jacksonville
OF LIZ i5iL TIE directors are a s Mann, a
4 LEngle. ! Z Burbridge, NJ. ;. Norman, c
" Daccs4 j { Greeley and Dexter Hunter,
a. mel 0: wealth anG influence.
Fine women OF the Southern Presbyterian
Church are making advance IL their work for
fo-egr missions They have gained seventy
new societies during the year, making tota OF
3.3 their contributions nave increased about
e3O0o- Wesleyan Christian Adoocdte.
September g. the anniversary OF Geronimo S
surrender To General Miles, mas been set apart as
g day tor the presentation O. sword to Genera
Mics. The swnri will he made bv Tihanv &
Co. OF New York, al 8 cost Of 81 geo. Over
10000 people contributed from al parts OF Arr
IONA
The Board OF Trustees of the State AgricuI-
turul College having body of the land en-
closed witt q substantial plank and wire fence.
The building OF d large barn, together with seve-
-, other improvements, will put everything IN
perfec, order Tor the opening ID October -Laks
Lztg Rsp0-ber
-hsjor a J Russell delivered most excel
len; address on tine subject Of temperance to the
citizens o: Polk county al Barlow, on August
All. The address appears IL full II the Barlow
AdudEoe- Courier, and should be read by ali
frlenes OF temperance. Major Russell gene
IA favorte throughout tine State.
The Supreme Cour; OF PENNSYLVANIA has az
1rmeG ihs recent decision of the Court Of Com
NOE Pleas in the suit of Holmes sgains, the Ad-
ans Express Company, that the company Is liza
bic for packages los; by them to the actual value
o. ihe goods lost. although no special value is al
tAcned 10 tine package
On Saturday the postmaster OF this city was
notified tina; T L Mccoy, the colored railway
p0etai clerk OIL the Florida Southern had been
transferred to another field OF labor. Yesterday
the orier was countermanded from Washington
and the postmaster directed TO inform Mccoy
ina; ms resignation was accepted, ard hence
forth ms services would be dispensed with
Plata Aeses l6t.
"A careful anG reliable census of the popuia-
tor 0. Chattanooga, shows Sc 903 inhabitants
Tins Is AL increase OF 81 per cent. II the past
twelve months. and 800 per cent since 1880
The census Just taken is the result of q house to
house canvass. The increase in the manufac-
turing and commercial interests is as great ae
tina: Of the population.-Nacsn Christian Aduo-
eGEs
-ChInese native papers contain the following
items i plague Of sudden death is raging at
Eankn People are dying in every quarter
GnG there are many instances OF sudden deaths.
People are apparently well in the morning and
dead IL the afternoon" Figures show that the
Chinese population has diminished 30, 00o, 900 in
forty-iye years Emigration has been incsnsit-
eraDie
in interview al Toledo yesterday Hon.
Franz Hurd declared his intention to take an ae-
tive pari IN the Ohio campaign, and pronounced
the tariff plank of the Cleveland platform one
that every friend of revenue reform could cordi-
ally support We are much pleased with this an
ncunceneut that insures to the Democracy of
One the active aid Of one Of the mos, eloquent
and SPACIOUS Of It's number, and which indicates
the unity and vigor with which the Democratic
canvass viii be conducted.-N r Ssor
A rumor to the effect that the owners of the
franchises Of the Birmingham, Georgia and
FLORIDA Railroad have succeeded in floating the
bonds Of their read, and that the work of con-
sirucfou will SOON begin st Cuthbert. reaches rs
and We see Al item in last weeks Cuthbert Ap-
yssL confrmatory thereof to the extent we have
and rtw1r. lie